• buycurious@lemmy.world
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    Reminds me on this chemist joke:

    A man brought his chemist friend to the bar for a drink with the other friends. When asked what he wanted, the chemist decided that since she’s the designated driver, she’ll order water. “I’ll have some H20, please!” the chemist said, with the man replying “I’ll have some H20 too!”

    The man died of ingesting hydrogen peroxide.

    • HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world
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      And the joke’s alternative anti joke punchline:

      The bartender served them both water, because he fully understands everyday human interaction and translated the request as intended.

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          The bartender didn’t mind, since he has a sense of humor and understood he worked in an entertainment facility where people derive fun from saying and doing goofy things with friends and acquaintances, and this isn’t even be the weirdest thing he has heard a patron say this week.

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        I’ve heard it as:

        Little Billy took a drink, of which he’ll drink no more.

        For what he thought was H2O was H2SO4.

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        For better meter: Johnny was a chemist’s son, but Johnny is no more / What Johnny thought was H2O you get the idea.

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      “I’ll have some H20, please!” the chemist said

      To which the bartender replied “I’m sorry, but we don’t have icosatomic hydrogen”

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      I love the sequel to that one, too. Same set up. … The first man orders H20 The second man says “why would you say that? It’s incredibly pretentious, and you look like a jerk. Just order water.” The first man frowns and sulks because his murder plot has been foiled.